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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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