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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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