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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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