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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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