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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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