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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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