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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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