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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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