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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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