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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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