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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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