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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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