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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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