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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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