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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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