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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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