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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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