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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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