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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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