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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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