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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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