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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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