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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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