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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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