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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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