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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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