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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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