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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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