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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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