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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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