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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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