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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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