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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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