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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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