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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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