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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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