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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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