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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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