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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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