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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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