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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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