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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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