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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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