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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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