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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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