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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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