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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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