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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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