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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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