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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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