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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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