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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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