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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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