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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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