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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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