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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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