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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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