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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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