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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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