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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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