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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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