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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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