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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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