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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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