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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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