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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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