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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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