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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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