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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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