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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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