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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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