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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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