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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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