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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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