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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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