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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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