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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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