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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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