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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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