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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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