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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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