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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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