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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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