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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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