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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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