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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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