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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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