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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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