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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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