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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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