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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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