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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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