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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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