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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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