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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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