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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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