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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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