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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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