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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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