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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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