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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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