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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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