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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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