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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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