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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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