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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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