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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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