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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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