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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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