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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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