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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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