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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

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