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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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