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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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