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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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