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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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