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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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