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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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