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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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