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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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