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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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