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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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