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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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