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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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