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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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