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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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