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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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