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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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