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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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