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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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