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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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