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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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