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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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