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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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