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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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