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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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