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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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