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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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