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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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