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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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