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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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