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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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