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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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