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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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