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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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