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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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