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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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