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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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