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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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