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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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