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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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