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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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