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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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