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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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