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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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