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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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