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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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