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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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