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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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