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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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