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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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