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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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