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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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