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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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