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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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