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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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