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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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