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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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