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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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