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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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