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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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