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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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