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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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