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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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