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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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