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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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