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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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