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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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