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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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