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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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