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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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