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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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