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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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