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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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