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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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