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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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