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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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