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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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