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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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