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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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