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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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