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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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