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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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