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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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