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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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