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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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