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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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