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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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