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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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