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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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