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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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