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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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