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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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