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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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