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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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