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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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