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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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