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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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