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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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