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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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