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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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