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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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