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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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