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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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