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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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