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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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