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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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