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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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