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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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