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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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