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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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