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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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