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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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