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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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