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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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