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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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