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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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