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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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