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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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