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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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