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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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