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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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