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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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