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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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