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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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