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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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