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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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