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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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