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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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