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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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