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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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