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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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