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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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