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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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