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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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