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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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