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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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