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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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