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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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