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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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