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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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