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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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