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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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