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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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