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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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