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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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