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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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