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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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