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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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