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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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