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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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