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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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