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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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