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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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