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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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