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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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