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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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