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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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