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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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