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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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