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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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