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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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