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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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