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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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