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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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