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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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