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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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