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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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