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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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