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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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