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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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