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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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