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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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