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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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