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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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