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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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