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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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