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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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