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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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