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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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