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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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