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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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