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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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