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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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