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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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