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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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