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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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