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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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