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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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