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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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