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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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