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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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