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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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