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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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