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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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