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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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