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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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