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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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