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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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