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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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