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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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