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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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