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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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