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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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