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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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