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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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