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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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