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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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