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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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