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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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