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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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