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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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