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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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