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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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