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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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