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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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