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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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