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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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