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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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