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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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