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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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