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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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