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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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