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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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