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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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