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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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