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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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