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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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