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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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