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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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