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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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