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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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