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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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