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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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