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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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