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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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