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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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