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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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