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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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