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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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