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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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