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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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