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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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