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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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