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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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