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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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