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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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