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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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