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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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