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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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