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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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