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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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