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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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