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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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