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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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