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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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