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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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