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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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