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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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