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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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