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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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