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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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