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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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