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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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