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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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