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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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