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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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