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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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