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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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