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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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