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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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