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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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