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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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