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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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