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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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