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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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