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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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