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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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