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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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