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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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