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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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