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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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