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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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