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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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