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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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