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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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