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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

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