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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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