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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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