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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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