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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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