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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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