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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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