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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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