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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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