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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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