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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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