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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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