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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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