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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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