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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

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