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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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