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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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