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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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