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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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