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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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