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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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