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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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