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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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