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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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