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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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