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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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