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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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