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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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