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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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