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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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