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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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