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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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