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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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