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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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