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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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