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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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