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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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