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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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