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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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