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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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