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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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