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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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