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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in 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. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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