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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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