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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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