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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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