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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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