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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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