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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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