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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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