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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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