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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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