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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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