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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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