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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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