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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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