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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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