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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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