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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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