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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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