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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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