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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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