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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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