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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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