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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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