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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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