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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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