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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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