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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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