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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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