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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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