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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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