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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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