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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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