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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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