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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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