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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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