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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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