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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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