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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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