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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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