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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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