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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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