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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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