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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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