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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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