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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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