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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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