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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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