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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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