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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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