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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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