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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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