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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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