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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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