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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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