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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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