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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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