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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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