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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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