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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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