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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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