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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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