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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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