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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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