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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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