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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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