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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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