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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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