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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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