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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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