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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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