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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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