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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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