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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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