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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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